BANF1 Polyclonal Antibody

Barrier-to-autointegration factor (BAF) binds non-specifically to double stranded DNA, possibly to play a role in tissue- or cell type-specific gene expression by interacting with different homeodomain transcription factors. BAF compresses chromatin structure and interacts with the LEM domain of nuclear proteins to play a crucial role in membrane recruitment and chromatin decondensation during nuclear assembly. Additionally, retroviruses like HIV-1 incorporate BAF from host cells into preintegration complexes (PICs) to prevent autointegration of retroviral DNA and thereby promote integration of retroviral DNA into the host chromosome.

BAF; BAF_HUMAN; BANF 1; BANF1; Barrier to autointegration factor 1; Barrier to autointegration factor; Barrier-to-autointegration factor; BCRG 1; BCRG1; BCRP 1; BCRP1; Breakpoint cluster region protein 1; D14S1460; MGC111161.